A Lok Adalat in Thane has awarded 1 crore in compensation to the family of an assistant security manager who died in a road accident in 2024.
Efforts to resolve three major religious site disputes in Uttar Pradesh - Gyanvapi, Sri Krishna Janmabhoomi-Shahi Eidgah, and Sambhal Shahi Jama Masjid - through out-of-court settlements have failed, with all parties insisting on judicial adjudication.
Both Hindu and Muslim parties involved in the Gyanvapi dispute have rejected the Supreme Court's mediation initiative, stating that the matter should be resolved through judicial adjudication. This decision came during a session at a Varanasi court, where both sides expressed their preference for a court verdict over an out-of-court settlement.
The Supreme Court has ruled that a physical relationship between two consenting unmarried adults cannot be used to draw an adverse impression about a person's character. This observation came while directing the appointment of a police constable candidate whose selection was cancelled due to a past criminal case stemming from a failed romantic relationship, which was later settled.
People get 'so fed up' with the matters of courts that they just want a settlement, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud said on Saturday while highlighting the role of Lok Adalats as alternative dispute redressal mechanisms.
Mary Kom, and fellow Manipuri Onler were married for over two decades, and their divorce in 2023 shocked close family members and acquaintances.
Chandrachud said it should be ensured that courts provide safe and accommodating environment for all members of the society.
As leaders in both the BJP and Congress concede, neither has within their parties a leader to match Arvind Kejriwal's charisma in Delhi.
She also pointed out that the poor from villages are afraid to go to court.
According to the sources, the decision was taken on Wednesday at Delhi Cabinet's meeting headed by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.
PM says rendering free legal aid to the poor should be a criterion in selection of judges.
The Supreme Court said that there can be no justification to paralyse the "administration of justice".
The Bar Council of India refused to cancel the strike saying there is no time to inform all constituents.
The settlement took place with the consent of all parties at the court, conducted in Jashpur area of the state on Sunday.
India displayed its military might and vibrant cultural heritage on Rajpath on Wednesday with the grandest flypast with 75 aircraft to mark the 'Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav' celebrations being the highlight of the 73rd Republic Day Parade, which was drastically scaled down in view of the Covid pandemic.
The PM said that the Supreme Court has conducted the highest number of hearings via video-conferencing in the world during the coronavirus pandemic.
Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday hinted that the Narendra Modi government will rework on a constitutional amendment bill introduced by the previous dispensation which seeks to give the executive a say in appointment of judges.
Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi said it is 'very very serious' if people were unable to approach the high court.
The Chief Justice of India, Justice N V Ramana Saturday said the Legislature needs to revisit laws and reform them to suit the needs of time and people so that they match 'practical realities'.
Public banks may have a tough time in 2015 as they had to write off Rs 1 trillion.
The bench said it has received some "conflicting reports" on the issue but it do not intend to comment on them at this stage.
He said the speciality of Indian society is that for thousands of years, while walking on the path of development it also carried out internal reforms.
The CJI said that to keep police excesses in check, dissemination of information about the constitutional right to legal aid and availability of free legal aid services is necessary.
The decision was taken on October 3.
Since no insurance companies share data on their claims with each other, the finance ministry and Irdai suspect that a lot of the resultant claims are duplicates.
The NCSS is ready with the 'schematics' that would help government block all porn websites
'They were as late as June 2023 and they did not follow it up with concrete measures immediately in terms of a secretariat or common minimum programme, working group or seat sharing etc.' 'They continued to have periodic meetings after a gap of weeks where they had tasty dinner and coffee, but beside that they did nothing else.'
The three initiatives are - pro-bono legal services, tele law and Nyaya Mitra
On display were PM Modi's pet projects like the 'Make in India' scheme and 'Jan Dhan Yojana'.
The CJI said that absence of timely legal help to poor affects credibility.
Along with the triple talaq matter, the Supreme Court will also hear cases related to Aadhaar and WhatsApp during the nearly 50-day summer vacation.
Advising judiciary to avoid "perception-driven" verdicts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said it should have an internal mechanism of "self-assessment" as judges are considered "divine" and seldom face any criticism unlike the political class.
Whenever the history of India's National Law Schools is written, N R Madhava Menon's name will be deeply inscribed in it, says Mohammad Zeeshan Ahmad.
'A strong foreign exchange reserve is the best safety net against global spillovers.'
The meeting will be attended by all heads and EDs of public sector banks
Party said it will take action against Sharad Yadav if he attends Lalu Yadav's August 27 rally.
With moves being made for government formation in Delhi, the Bharatiya Janata Party may be veering round to the possibility of taking a shot at power with the party chief Amit Shah virtually justifying such a course of action.
She said no government can declare anyone dead without proof and her government does not believe in the theory of 'missing, believed to be killed'.
Rahul Gandhi had earlier indicated that he might be present at the Patna rally.
